Charles Ives
Sound
Born October 20, 1874 — Died May 19, 1954
From Danbury, Connecticut, USA
Biography
Charles Edward Ives was an American modernist composer, one of the first American composers of international renown. Sources of Ives' tonal imagery included hymn tunes and traditional songs; he also incorporated melodies of the town band at holiday parade, the fiddlers at Saturday night dances, patr...